Digestve system Flashcards
name the abdominal regions from left to right and go down
right hypochondrium epigastrium left hypochond
right lumbar umbilical left lumbar
right iliac fossa hypogastrium left iliac
what is found in the right upper quadrant
liver
what is found in the left upper quadrant
stomach
what is found in the right lower quadrant
caecum
appendix
intestine
what is found in the left lower quadrant
intestine
what is the alimentary tract lined by
epithelium
parts of the alimentary tract
mouth pharynx oesophagus stomach anal canal large int small int
oral cavity
cavity lined by stratified squamous epithelium
fill in gaps
food, —, pharynx, —, oesophagus, stomach, —-, —-, —–, ——, ascending colon, —- , ——-, sigmoid colon, —-, anus, faeces
oral cavity epiglottis duodenum jejunum ileum caecum transverse colon descending colon rectum
mucosa is made of
epithelium
lamina propria
muscularis mucosa
submucosa
between mucosae and main layer
muscularis externa
smooth muscle - inner circular layer/ outer logtidunal layer
the muscularis externa will cover the
muscularis externa
is there more goblet cells in the large intestine or small
large
what do the bacteria in large intestine synthesis
vitamin K/B
absorbing water in GI tract is a what process
passive
what is the absorption of water from the Gi tract driven by
transport of solutes from lumen of intestine to blood
pancreas produces
insulin / glucagon
insulin is synthesised by B cells and degraded by ……… primary receptor
insulinase
somastatin is secreted by
5-cells
what is glucagon secreted by
alpha cell
what does amylase hydrolyse
carbs
what does lipase by
emulsify fats
4 cell types:B cell
sec insulin
alpha cell
sec glucagon
S cell
sec somastatin
PP/F cell
sec pancreatic polypep
